LabVIEW 2020 "Casting Utility for Actors.vim" re PPLs

[cbutcher]

Although not really a problem, the use of "Casting Utility for Actors.vim" in the Do.vi that is scripted produces a dependency on Actor Framework.lvlib, even if the caller is using Actor Framework.lvlibp.

I'm not really sure exactly how the malleable VI works (despite the comments - sorry!) but would replacing the Actor inputs (all 3) with LabVIEW Object produce identical functionality without the additional dependency?

[AristosQueue (NI) · Accepted solution]

Yes, that would fix it. I'll file a bug to make the change.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Attached is the modified VI. Please give it a test.

Save into

     vi.lib\ActorFramework\Actor

overwriting the existing VI (back up first, obviously).

If y'all verify the fix works, I'll include it a future patch.

[KiwiWires]

While you are at it can it also please add a description? 

I don't follow what its supposed to do either. 

[jed255]

Even with this fix I've been getting errors about Receive Message.vi being broken when using Actor PPLs on a Linux RT target when this vim is included in the Do.vi. If I remove the vim from the Do.vi then everything builds and deploys like it should.

I have a support ticket but curious to see if anyone else came across this or if there was a better workaround then deleting out the vim from every actor message.